Air cooling and humidifying apparatus.



PATBNTED MAR. 12

J. KELLY. .AIR COOLING AND HUMIDIFYING APPARATUS.

APPLIGATION FILED SEPT.15.1905.

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' JAMES KELLY, OF PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TOJAMES D. MINTO, OF PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND.

AIR COOLING AND HUMIDIFYING APPARATUS.

Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed September 15, 1906.Serial No. 278,651.

Patented March 12, 1907.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMEs KELLY, a citizen of the United States,residing at the city and county of Providence, in the State of RhodeIsland, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Air Coolinand Humidifying Apparatus, of which the fo lowmg is a specification.

This invention has relation'to air cooling and humidifying apparatus,and has for its object the provision of a novel apparatus ada ted tocool, purify, and moisten air and disc arge the same into apartments,such as textile machinery rooms and other apartments where the air isliable. to be dry and charged with articles of dust or fiber detrimentalto h'ea th; and the invention consists in the novel construction,combination, and

' arran ement of parts hereinafter described and c aimed.

Theinventionis illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in the severalfigures of which like reference-letters designate corresponding parts,and in which Figure 1 is a side elevation of the complete apparatus.Fig. 2 is a detail view, partly in section, taken on the line a: a: ofFi 1. Fig.

3 is a vertical longitudinal sectiona view of a.

separator forming a part of the ap aratus shown in Fig. 1, said figurebeing ta lgen' on an enlargedlscale. F 4 is a vertical transversesectional view of the separator shown in Fig. 2 and taken on the line yy of said Fig. 2;

' and Fig. 5 is a detail vertical sectional view,

on an enlarged scale, of a distributer forming part of the apparatusshown in Fig. 1.

The present invention is an improvement upon the ventilating and aircooling mechanismshown and described in Letters Patent of the UnitedStates No. 787,454, issued to me April 18, 1905, and is designedenerally to perform the same functions as the apparatus shown anddescribed in said Letters -Patent; but embodies novel features ofconstruction and operation adapted to perform the desired functions in amore perfect manner than they are performed by the apparatus of thepatent.

Referring first to Fig. 1 of the drawing, a

designates a fan-blower of appropriate form,

l scale in this'fan-blower receiving motion from any regulated.

,more fully escribed.

suitable source of power through a belt a and being provided with anairinlet pipe (1- and air-outlet pipe a the latter being pro vided witha valve a A pipe I) is connected to the pipe at by a suitable coupling1), and the said coupling, which is a T-coupling, is connected to arelief-valve b". The pipe 6 extends vertically above the pipe a and thendescends vertically and turns horizontally and connects with a'T-coupling b which receives a large vertical pipe 6 and a similarhorizontal pipe e, the pipe e being connected by acoupling 6 with ahorizontal pipe e and a vertical stand-pipef, said vertical pipe beingsome what larger than the pipes e e? and extending above the coupling eas shown. The coupling e receives a short section of pipe fin its lowerside, which section seats in a supporting-standard f and receives awater-supply pipe 9 and a steam-supply pipe '9, that are provided withvalves g 9 by means of which the supply of water and steam flowinthrough said pipes g 9 may be he pipe e is connected to a horizontalpipe 2, and the pipe e is connected to a vertical pipe 6 the pipes e aentering a check-valve casing i, in which is arranged a check-valve 'i,which carries on its face a number of projecting pins 11 that serve tobreak up the Water passing therethrough into small articles, as will behereinafter A pipe j extends up Wardly from the valve-casing i andconnects at j with the vertical pipe f, said vertical pipe beingprovided with a reducing coupling j from which leads a small pipe 7'that is connected toa larger horizontal pipe is, which is'in turnconnected to a T-coupling is, having a reduced end le from which a shortpipe k leads to a separator 0. A pipe k depends from the coupling is andcarries on its lower end a drip-pipe Z, said drip-pipe being providedwith a valve l.' The pipe k extends into the coupling is and is providedwith a depending end '11, that extends down into the pipe k, and thepipe 76* is provided with a Water-gage m, by means of which the level ofthe dripped water in the pipe k may be seen.

The se arator 0 is shown on an enlarged igs. 3 and 4 of the drawing, and

+5 shown by dotted lines h h and also fills the power-driven air-pump.

this separator comprises a rectangular cas ing having a removable side0, within which casing are arranged a series of angularly-die posedcorrugated blades 2), each of which extends from one wall of the casingto near the other wall of the same, leaving a sinuous passage between.the sides and around the ends of said blades. The separator 0 carries adepending extension 0 that is provided with a drip-pipe rand awater-gages, the former being provided with a valve .9, and the separator isprovided with a pipe t, which pipe has a depending branch t, on thelower end. of which is arranged a distributer g, said distributercomprising the stationary bell 9i and a deflector T, the latter beingprovided with a pin-valve 9 which is vertically inovable and connectedto a lever g pivoted at g to a bracket g, carried by the deflector If.The pin-valve (1 go erns an orifice g in the center of the bell q and bymoving the lever g the said orifice can be opened or closed at will.which serves to indicate the pressure of the air and. water Within saidpipe and is also pro.

vided with a thermometer y to indicate the temperature of the air andWater Within said pipcf and with a water age y toshow the height of thewater in said pipefj,-the normal height of water being indicated by thedotted line 71 h, which, as shown, is just above, thehorizontal pipe aAs an adjunct to the apparatus above described I provide a tank orair-reservoir '0, which is connected to the pipe 5 by a vertical pipeand-whichtank or reservoir is charged with compressed air through a pipeu fronr any suitable air-forci11g apparatus, such as a (Not shown) Thep1pe. w is provided with avalve w, and the tank 72 is provided with arelief-valve The apparatus constructed in the abovedescribed manner isoperated as follows: Water under pressure is I admitted through the pipe9 and rises into the pipe f to the level hipcs e c c e 0. Then when the.fan a is set in motion the air-pressure caused thereby throughthe pipeI) produces a circulation'oi the water through the pipes a, 6 a, e", andc and causes the water to be driven against the to the separator 0.

vents the reverse circulation of the Water and valve 'i and is broken upby contact with the points i of the valve and ascends through the pipein the form olibubbles and also forced upwardly in the form of bubblesthroughthc relatively large pipes f and passesinto the com racted pipes,if, k, and 7c The checlevalve v preinsures its passing in. onedirection only through the pipes e and e. 'lhissystem of piping thusdivides the water'- and ll'lSUI'GS a more rapid action thereon by theaircur rents. The air, heavily charged with mois- The pipef is providedwith a gage y,

ture, passes up through the dependingend a 0 the deposited water flcwingoff through the depending pipe 0 and drip-pipe r and the moistened airpassing to the distributer q through pipe t and its extension t. When awarm vapor is dcsired hot water is let into the pipe 9, which isprovided with a valve g, that connects'with any suitable source ofsupply. The discharge of air through the distribute]? q is regulated bymeans of the pin-valve Q3, and the air coming from the dis tributerbetween the bell q and the deflector will be spread in all directionsfrom the edges of the distributers. The air reservoir or tank '1) isadapted to be used alternatively to the fan-blower a, and in the eventotthe air tank or reservoir 1) being used the valve w is opened and thevalve is is closed, the

apparatus otherwise operating-in the same manner as when the fan-bloweris used. The pin-valve 1 not only regulatesthe prope; discharge of airthrough the distributer q, but also permits of its.pinpointkeepingtheorifire (1 of. the same free of sediment.

By my construction and arrangement of arts I form an apparatus thatcontains in itself all that is necessary to give o'fi either a cool'vapor or a warm vapor, as may be'desired. Having now fully, described myinvention, what l claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is r y M 1..ln an apparatus of the character described, the combinationol an air-forcing device, a plurality of pipes connected thereto andarranged in rectangular form, a standpipe connected at its lower end tosaid pipes, a water s upply pipe connected to said standpipe, aconnection from the upper end of said .rectangulally-arranged pipes tothe upper part of said stand-pipe, aseparator connected to saidstand-pipe, and a distributer connected to said separator. f

2. The combination with an air-forcing device, and a plurality ofpipesarranged in rectangularform, of a stand-pipe'connected at I itslower .end to, said rectanguiarly-an ranged pipes and connected at itsupper end to the upper portion of said rectangularlyarranged pipes, acheck-valve casing arranged atthe upper connection of said rectangularlyarranged pipes, with said standpipe, and a flap-valve. arranged in saidcasing and. provided withprojections on its face.

.lnan apparatns cf the character described, the combination. of asupportingstandard, a standpipe supported tiereby, a

coupling nearthe lower ,end of said standpipe, a water-pipe and asteam-pipe respec tively leading into the lower .end of said stand-pipe,horizontal pipes connected to said coupling, vertical pipes connected tofrom said valve-casing to the upper end of said horizontal pipes, ahorizontal pipe coni said stand-pipe.

nected to said vertical pipes, an air-supply In testimony whereof Iaflix my signature pipe leading into one of said Vertical pipes at i inpresence of-two subscribing Witnesses.

its juncture with one of said horizontal pipes, J A-l\lES KELLY.

a check-valve casing arranged at the juncture of the other of saidvertical pipes with the upper horizontal pipe,- and a pipe leading iWitnesses lnos. A. PRIOR, (J. S. EDWARDS.

